Essay / Philosophy

How Did Jesus Argue? Jesus & Logic

Today there is widespread indifference to, even downright hostility towards logic and the fundamental laws that govern it. We are sometimes told that logic is a Western construction invented by DWEM’s (Dead White European Males such as Aristotle), that in a postmodern world, story and

Essay / Theology

Ecumenical Honesty, Finally!

On July 10, the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith released a document entitled “Responses to some Questions Regarding Certain Aspects of the Doctrine on the Church.” You may have heard about it already even if you have not read the document itself.

Essay / Misc.

Jesus Speaks for Himself

When Jesus Christ confronted Saul on the road to Damascus, he showed himself to be the greatest teacher, the ultimate rabbi. The ascended Christ is that teacher “than which none greater can be imagined.” He taught so much in so few words. Look at Acts

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Saul Meets the Ultimate Rabbi

When Jesus Christ confronted Saul on the road to Damascus, he showed himself to be the greatest teacher, the ultimate rabbi. The ascended Christ is that teacher “than which none greater can be imagined.” He taught so much in so few words. Look at Acts

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Emphatic Evangelicalism

Christians have a lot to say, but to proclaim the gospel you can’t just say every Christian thing that comes to mind: you have to put the emphasis on something in particular. Protestant evangelicals stand in a great tradition of Christian faith and doctrine: we

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“Islam was the framework and blueprint of my life” (Qureshi)

Before he gives his testimony of conversion to Christ, Nabeel Qureshi makes it clear that he was perfectly satisfied with Islam as he experienced it. He tells about his upbringing in a devout, peaceful, and intellectual Muslim family, where he was a role model for

Essay / Theology

Help me Lord! Help me find Holiness!

John Mark Reynolds, 2005. One of the glories of Christianity is the way the Holy Spirit has provided for the integration of practical piety, the life of the church, and theology. No place is this more evident than in the issue of repentance. According to

Essay / Theology

From the Heart of Jesus

John Mark Reynolds, 2004. The heart of Jesus Christ was pierced by a lance and from it came blood and water. Longinus is the name given to the soldier who dared touch the Lord Glory. Tradition tells us that one drop of blood from the